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Pittsfield, MA vs Fall River, MA

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- Household income in Fall River, is 17% less than it is in Pittsfield and is 39% below the National Average.
- Pittsfield unemployment rate is 8.8%.
- Fall River unemployment rate is 11.0%.
 Pittsfield, MAFall River, MAUnited States
 Unemployment Rate  Unlock11.0%6.0%
 Recent Job Growth  Unlock3.8%1.6%
 Future Job Growth29.2%  Unlock33.5%
 Sales Taxes6.3%  Unlock6.2%
 Income Taxes  Unlock5.1%4.6%
 Income per Cap.$37,356  Unlock$37,638
 Household Income  Unlock$49,613$69,021
 Family Median Income$77,469  Unlock$85,028
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 Est. Households By Income
 Pittsfield, MAFall River, MAUnited States
 Income Less Than 15K  Unlock16.0%9.4%
 Income between 15K and 20K6.6%  Unlock3.8%
 Income between 20K and 30K  Unlock12.6%8.1%
 Income between 30K and 40K9.7%  Unlock8.0%
 Income between 40K and 50K  Unlock7.8%7.6%
 Income between 50K and 60K7.3%  Unlock7.2%
 Income between 60K and 75K  Unlock10.7%9.6%
 Income between 75K and 100K15.4%  Unlock12.8%
 Income between 100K and 150K  Unlock13.2%16.3%
 Income between 150K and 200K5.6%  Unlock7.8%
 Income greater than 200K  Unlock3.1%9.5%
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 Population By Occupation
 Pittsfield, MAFall River, MAUnited States
 Management, business, finance13.9%  Unlock16.4%
 Engineering, computers, science  Unlock4.1%6.5%
 Community, social services3.2%  Unlock1.8%
 Legal  Unlock0.6%1.2%
 Education, library7.8%  Unlock6.2%
 Arts, design, media, sports, entertainment  Unlock1.0%2.0%
 Healthcare practitioners and technology7.6%  Unlock6.2%
 Healthcare support  Unlock7.4%3.3%
 Firefighters, law enforcement2.9%  Unlock2.1%
 Food preparation, serving  Unlock5.0%5.4%
 Building maintenance3.7%  Unlock3.6%
 Personal care  Unlock3.2%2.6%
 Sales, office, administrative support21.7%  Unlock20.9%
 Farming, fishing, forestry  Unlock0.1%0.6%
 Construction, extraction, maintenance/repair5.2%  Unlock8.1%
 Production, transportation, material moving  Unlock17.9%13.1%
Reviews for Pittsfield    6 Reviews

Over 10 years ago

I have grown up in Pittsfield, moved away, and came back. The loss of the GE manufacturing plant in the 80's adversely affected this blue collar city. This is not the  More

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Pittsfield has done nothing to attract any form of business for the 40 of 47 years that I have lived here. The current tax rate is now 3.7% for business property - that  More

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Hello, I was surprised to see Pittsfield, MA, listed as one of the towns with least crime. We've had 4 shootings since the beginning of the year! Where do you get  More

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Reviews for Fall River    9 Reviews

Over 5 years ago

Could not leave fast enough. Crime, unemployment, and the prejudice against anyone not of Portuguese descent was palpable. Gangs running  More

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Over 9 years ago

A lot of negative thing are being said about fall river on this page. I grew up in this city and I have to say it was much nicer when I was a child.but it seems like  More

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As someone who was born and raised in Fall River, MA, I have to say that all the negative remarks I read are absolutely correct. In fact, the only good thing about Fall  More

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